Working At Heights Training in Bancroft

Canadian Business Health Management Inc. is a Chief Prevention Officer-Approved training provider for Working at Heights.

Since 1997, CBHM has represented companies across Ontario in various business sectors providing health and safety, first aid and management training programs on site at your location or our public training facility in Orillia servicing Coldwater, Keswick, Midland, Brechin, Washago, Beaverton, Kawartha Lakes, Baysville and surrounding areas, or our training facility in Peterborough ($175 per person). We have stayed focused on providing and building services that will help companies achieve their safety and performance objectives.

CBHM employs only expert trainers and consultants who are specialists in their respective areas with varying professional designations from Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Health Care professionals, to name a few. Experience, knowledge, competency, likeability, and overall professional and ethical representation are what make our people and company stand out.

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CBHM’s Working at Heights Program is approved by the Chief Prevention Officer and meets all the requirements of the Working at Heights Training Standard which applies to the employer of all workers on construction projects who are required by O.Reg. 213/91 (Construction Projects Regulations) to use any of the following methods of fall protection:

Travel restraint system, fall restricting system, fall arrest system

Safety net, work belt, or safety belt

Construction Working at Heights

Working at Heights Basic Theory Module

Theory Agenda

Rights and responsibilities related to working at heights under the Occupational Health
and Safety Act

Identification of the Hazards

Eliminating or Controlling the Hazards

Warning Methods and Physical Barriers

Ladders and Similar Equipment

Personal Fall Protection Equipment

Working at Heights Practical Module

Practical Agenda

Barriers and Other Fixed Equipment

Personal Fall Protection Equipment

Anchor points

Work Positioning, Access Equipment and Platforms

Rescue planning

Working at Heights Refresher Training

Refresher Training Required Every Three Years
Training validity is three years* from the date of successful completion; thereafter, refresher training must be taken by a worker on a construction project using one of the listed fall protection methods. Workers will be able to renew the validity of the working at heights training by successfully completing a CPO-approved half-day “refresher” training program, delivered by a CPO approved training provider.

Here are some additional guidelines about how to validate learner eligibility.

The Working at Heights (WAH) Program Standard, Section 11.2 states: Learners must have previously successfully completed both modules of an approved Working at Heights training program to be eligible for refresher training. Training providers can confirm learner eligibility in one of four ways:

viewing the learner’s CPO-issued proof of completion card

viewing the proof of completion card issued by the approved training provider

matching the learner to a record of training in the training provider’s database

viewing any record of training from the employer that meets the requirements in O.Reg 297/13 section 10 (must include the name of the worker, the name of the of CPO-approved training provider, the name of approved training program and the date of successful completion of training)

A Ministry of Labour (MOL) learner ID alone is not sufficient proof of successful training completion for training providers to validate eligibility for refresher training.

If none of the above options are available, please have the learner contact the MOL to obtain a record of training. Training providers should not train learners who cannot show proof of eligibility. Training providers who choose to train learners without first obtaining proof of previous training should advise learners that if the MOL does not have proof of their WAH training, they are not eligible for refresher training and they will not receive a record of refresher training from the MOL.

The Ministry of Labour (MOL) will make every effort to ensure that training records are correctly matched but will not issue a new CPO card (proof-of-training completion document) to a learner who has not completed WAH training previously or whose previous record of training cannot be validated.

Please note – employers are responsible for ensuring all workers are competent in their duties; hence, many companies will/should continue to train their workers yearly on their policies and procedures specific to their equipment and safe work plan, and/or should whenever new equipment and/or changing conditions develop.For additional information, please visit the MOL website by cliking here.

The Safe Work Plan

The Safe Work Plan or Fall Protection Plan is a Job Hazard Analysis at Heights

Recognize specific fall hazards at a particular job site

Try to eliminate the height hazard; and where unable, look at prevention controls before protection

Identify the assembly, maintenance and inspection procedures of the fall protection system to be used

Provide for the training and rescue of workers who will use the system

Maintain Tie Off to Anchor

When changing anchor points, maintain tie off at all times

In the example, a worker is working along a horizontal lifeline (1).

When approaching the end of one anchor at column 2, the worker wearing a “Y” Lanyard maintains one tie off and disconnects the other and reconnects to the other anchor line. Next, the worker disconnects the last tie off at 2, and has reattached both tie offs to the anchor line 3.

Adjust Your Harness

Step 1
Hold harness by back D-ring. Shake harness to allow all straps to fall in place and release all buckles and straps.

Step 2
Place arms through straps as putting on a vest with D-ring positioned between shoulder blades so that you can reach back and hold up. Leave chest strap undone at this time.

Step 3
Pull leg straps between legs and connect to opposite end. Ensure no twists in straps and slide full open hand along the thigh where it should be snug around hand.

Step 4
Ensure legs straps secure just under buttocks to ensure no slack and secure seating.

Step 5
Connect chest strap and position at mid chest along nipple line. Snug to keep shoulder straps taught to ensure you could not slip out of the harness.

Step 6
When connecting lanyard ensure the energy absorber end is always connected to the D-ring.

Ensure Your Fall Distance Calculations

Bottoming Out
Bottoming out happens when the total fall distance (RD) is greater than the distance to the ground (TD) or a lower level or other hazard. USE FORMULA: L+D+H+C=RD [RD must be less than TD] (L) length of the lanyard + (D) deceleration distance once deployed (typically 3.5 feet—check manufacturer). (H) distance from the wearers feet to where the D ring is positioned; and, (C) the extra clearance required to accommodate for the extra 1.5 feet for safety and the usual 1 foot for D ring movement and material stretch (C=2.5) – *Important * – Keep free fall distance to a minimum (less than 5 feet) so that the maximum arrest force on the body does not exceed 8 KN.

Choose Your Anchor Points

Anchorage means a secure point of attachment for lifelines or lanyards.
Manufactured anchorage connectors must be able to withstand 22.2 KN
(5,000 pound force) in all directions to resist fall

Work directly under anchorage to avoid a swing fall

Ensure anchorage height that won’t allow a lower level to be struck in a fall

Install (designed fixed or temporary fixed support) based on manufacturer instruction or under the direction of a professional engineer

Industrial Working at Heights

Participants will Learn:

The OH&SA, Regulations, MOL Guidelines and CSA Standards

Competency requirements

Where fall-protection is required

How fall protection equipment is used

Understanding lanyards and their deployment

How and where to anchor

Examples of fall protection failure

Inspection of harness and equipment

Donning of a harness with each participant

This training requirement is in addition to existing training requirements* for workers who use fall protection systems on construction projects, as set out in the Construction Projects Regulation (O. Reg. 213/91).*This means that employers are responsible for ensuring that their workers are trained over and above this training, specific to the working environment and also the equipment to be used, including policies and procedures pertaining to that specific site safe work plan.